Barclays Bank

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Period: 23 Mar 2006 - 14 Oct 2025

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More major banks join UBS-led blockchain project

More major banks join UBS-led blockchain project

A UBS-led plan to develop a digital cash system based on blockchain technology has won the support of six major banks ahead of a planned launch in late 2018

Ice-cream van goes cone-tactless

Ice-cream van goes cone-tactless

Barclaycard is aiming to put an end to ice-cream van queue meltdowns through the introduction of a cone-tactless system that lets customers pay with a tap of their card or phone before pouring their own vanilla soft-serve.

Barclays rolls out Siri integration for voice payments

Barclays is set to become the first UK high street bank to launch payments using Apple’s virtual assistant, Siri, enabling customers to make payments using their voice. Available now within the Barclays Mobile Banking (BMB) app.

Barclays uses sensors to check when bankers are at their desks

Barclays uses sensors to check when bankers are at their desks

Barclays has begun using devices with heat and motion sensors to track when staffers are at their desks, according to Bloomberg.

Barclays pairs banking data with third party apps for SmartBusiness Dashboard

Barclays pairs banking data with third party apps for SmartBusiness Dashboard

Barclays is to provide small business customers with a 'SmartBusiness Dashboard', a single site from which users can view real-time banking data alongside business information from third party apps.

Barclays customers to suffer Web blackouts until the end of the year

Barclays customers to suffer Web blackouts until the end of the year

Barclays Bank is warning customers to expect regular weekend blackouts of online, phone and mobile banking services for the rest of the year as it prepares to separate its wholesale and retail banking business to comply with UK ring-fencing rules.

Barclaycard International names former Citi digital payments chief Rodrigues CEO

Barclaycard International names former Citi digital payments chief Rodrigues CEO

Barclays has appointed Citi digital payments exec Barry Rodrigues chief executive officer of its Barclaycard International unit.

NatWest celeberates 50th anniversary of its first ATM with cash rewards

NatWest celeberates 50th anniversary of its first ATM with cash rewards

NatWest is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first ATM by doling out £171 to randomly selected customers, the cash equivalent of what £10 would have been worth back in 1967.

Absa rolls out Virtual Investor

Absa rolls out Virtual Investor

Absa has launched Virtual Investor, an online self-service investment platform that uses algorithms to recommend a product for customers based on their financial attitudes to risk.

Contactless sheds growing pains as tenth anniversary looms

Contactless sheds growing pains as tenth anniversary looms

With the tenth anniversary of the introduction of contactless cards in the UK fast approaching, Barclaycard is forecasting that tap and pay spending will soar by more than 300% over the next four years as seven-in-ten Brits begin to use the technology more frequently for everyday purchases.

Barclays rides payments-as-a-service wave with investment in Form3

Barclays rides payments-as-a-service wave with investment in Form3

Barclays Bank has joined Angel Co-Fund and individual investors in a $5 million funding round for Form3, a provider of an API-based single point of access to the full universe of payment schemes.

HSBC and Barclays join EU project to test the use of digital IDs for cross-border banking

HSBC and Barclays join EU project to test the use of digital IDs for cross-border banking

HSBC and Barclays are among a consortium of private and public sector organisations testing the use of a citizen’s national digital identity from France to open a bank account in the UK.

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